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Chuba Oyolu in a downtown area

This alumnus is blending bioscience and beauty in the Bay Area

Curve Biosciences co-founder Chuba Oyolu is quick to tell people that art and science are not so different.

  • Technology & Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Swanson School of Engineering
Woman holds Saxby's cup

Prevention at Pitt partnered with Saxbys on an awareness campaign

This November, pick up a reminder about sexual assault prevention and campus resources with your warm beverage.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Three people on a panel

Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 3

Award nominations and proposals for workshops and posters are open now.

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  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Alumni
  • Supporter
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Jerry Sassani headshot

A perfect storm led this Pitt alum into a career as an amusement park artist

In his dream job at Knoebels, Jerry Sassani is also using his archeology degree from the Dietrich School.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Women enjoying a block party

Pitt’s CEC in the Hill District moving to the New Granada Theater

Neighborhood residents and University community members can visit the Community Engagement Center at its new home on Wylie Avenue starting Feb. 2.

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  • Students
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  • Media
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Farmer

Betsy Farmer will step down as Pitt Social Work dean

A national search will be launched to replace Farmer, who will return to the school’s faculty in July 2026.

  • University News
  • School of Social Work
Atilla Soran speaking on panel

Atilla Soran was named president-elect of the Senologic International Society

The clinical professor of surgery currently serves as general secretary of the organization, which is dedicated to advancing the study of breast health care globally.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
 Michele Lagnese holding award

Pitt students and staff took home awards at a statewide TRIO conference

Students and staff members took home scholarships and an award at the 2025 PA TRIO Annual Conference.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Person takes a picture of a cantini piece

Meet the maker behind iconic Pitt public art pieces in the University Art Gallery’s latest exhibit

The student-curated display features not only Virgil Cantini but his wife and fellow artist Lucille, exploring the couple’s lasting impact on the Pittsburgh art scene.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Xunantunich

What really led to the decline of Maya kingdoms?

Researchers tend to blame drought for the downfall of these cities — but it’s not that simple, according to Pitt’s Claire Ebert.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Justin Kitzes.

Justin Kitzes won a Bezos Earth Fund AI Grand Challenge grant

The Dietrich School faculty member is partnering with the National Audubon Society and WildMon to harness artificial intelligence for the health of the planet.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Sustainability
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A metal statue of a bobcat

Pitt-Greensburg’s cybersecurity program earned an elite national designation

The BS in Information Technology earned the campus recognition as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education.

  • Technology & Science
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Christian Martin-Gill in helmet

From data to display, Pitt is giving the EKG an upgrade

A machine learning-based system could save lives and anxiety when it comes to suspected heart attacks.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
Cooper in the HERL lab space.

HERL researchers will lead a $41M ARPA-H grant, a first for Pitt

Rory Cooper and Jorge Candiotti will lead the project to develop a novel system to reimagine the wheelchair and assistive robotic arm.

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  • Health and Wellness
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Four speakers at a conference panel

A Pitt-Bradford conference taught students to recognize signs of human trafficking

Nursing, criminal justice and computer information systems majors heard panelist perspectives on building awareness and strengthening community responses to trafficking.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Titusville
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Sign reading Graduate Fair with students entering the William Pitt Union

Explore paths to advancing your education during Pitt’s Graduate Week

Prospective students can connect with graduate and professional programs across the University during a virtual fair, workshops and other events, Nov. 8-15.

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  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
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  • Staff
  • Alumni
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Cultivate student success
Fireworks over Pittsburgh

5 free things to do this November in Pittsburgh

Keep busy as the cold sets in with a micro-movie festival, a jazz listening session and a big downtown celebration.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Student with panther graduation cap

Volunteer at Pitt’s winter commencement on Dec. 14

Giving a hand at the ceremony is the perfect way for faculty, staff and students to bid their graduating students and friends farewell. Sign up by Dec. 3.

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  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Hillman Library

Hillman Library earned LEED Platinum certification

With the highest possible rank bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council rating system, the library becomes Pitt’s 19th building to earn LEED certification since 2005.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Sustainability
  • It's Possible at Pitt
Photo from 1998 Bill Viola shakes hands with Arnold Schwarzenegger

This Pitt alum is promoting fitness and perseverance through competitive martial arts

Bill Viola Jr. offers advice for setting and achieving goals in his book, “Common Sensei.”

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Greensburg
  • Cultivate student success